Daredevil loses grip and falls 200ft to his death while trying to climb from plane on to helicopter at air show

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER



Horror: Todd Green falls 200ft to his death after losing his grip while performing a stunt at an air show at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan



Some onlookers thought it was a joke and others were pretty sure it was part of his performance.



But they were all left stunned after a veteran stunt wing walker died following a 200ft fall as he attempted to climb from a plane onto a helicopter at an air show in Michigan.



Todd Green was attempting the move from a Stearman aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in Harrison Township, when he lost his grip while balancing on a wing and fell.







Grip: Mr Green reaches out towards the helicopter during his performance at the air show, but is unable to hold on





Some witnesses thought it was either a joke or part of the performance, until an announcer told a crowd of around 75,000 that something had gone wrong.



An ambulance took the father-of-two to Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, but he died from his injuries.



Other witnesses expressed surprise that Mr Green did not have a parachute, but it may have not even opened in time as he was only 200ft above the ground.





Slipped: The stuntman falls behind the plane as his attempt goes disastrously wrong. He was rushed to hospital, but died of his injuries





Photographer Ed Goodfellow was at the event and said Mr Green looked like a mannequin as he fell.



Sometimes a dummy can be thrown from an aeroplane during air shows to create the impression that something has gone wrong as a joke, he told the Windsor Star.



'It looked like a dummy falling to the ground,' witness Arnold Sese told ABC News. 'But when the emergency crews started rushing to the runway everyone knew it wasn't part of the stunt.'





Dad: Todd Green leaves behind a wife, son and stepson following the tragic incident on Sunday





Entertainment: Mr Green waves to the crowd as he climbs on to the top of the Stearman plane during the air show





Daredevil: Mr Green holds on to the wing of the plane untethered as the helicopter pilot flies closer





Reaching out: Mr Green makes a second attempt to grab the helicopter, but he apparently lost his grip and fell as thousands of spectators watched









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